Since eating a plant based diet, I have fallen in love with Indian food, purely because there are so many recipes based around legumes and they are always so flavourful and nutritionally dense due to the amount of commonly unknown superfoods. Lentils themselves are a great source of carbohydrates, protein and fibre, they are high… Continue reading Dal Two Ways! Traditional and Non-traditional.

I was planning on making a regular eggplant sauce to go over pasta for my family one night, but then I saw the capsicums, mushrooms and olives in the fridge and knew I had to turn it into a Cacciatore. Chicken Cacciatore used to be one of my all time favourite dishes as a non-vegan… Continue reading Eggplant Cacciatore

Hello everybody! Has anyone ever tried to make a gluten free/refined sugar free/vegan banana bread and it literally turns out like a chewy, air pocketless, super wet, flat piece of “food”? Because I have never come across a recipe that has resulted in a super fluffy, moist and delicious banana bread! Even though these recipes… Continue reading Fail Proof Fluffy Gluten Free Vegan Banana Bread

Over this past semester I worked on project for University, which was the most incredible and confronting thing I’ve ever done. I decided to focus on mental health and so I wrote two songs based on mental health, using not only my own personal experiences, but the experiences of four girls who openly shared their stories with me. I showcased Stop- An original by Jess Stillone as well as Kinder Eyes- An original by Jess Stillone and I really hope that this little milestone helps me reach my overall aim to raise awareness about mental health and reduce the stigma attached to it. Thank you to Dylan Parcell for producing the track, to Ben at Macquarie University for recording and mixing the vocals, to my uncle Mim for accompanying me, and to the amazing girls who helped me write these two powerful songs. Writing and showcasing these songs was a very scary and emotional thing to because I kept these issues of mine inside for so long, only sharing my story with a small amount of people and hiding my true self to those around me in fear that I would be judged. I feel as though I am finally not ashamed of my past experiences and can share them with the whole world in hope that I will continue to grow in my strength and that I can help others going through similar struggles. I can’t wait to continue writing music that reflects not only my story, but those of others.

You’re probably thinking “Whaaaat? Another oats recipe, Jess?!” because yes, I will admit that I’ve posted A LOT of recipes involving oats but this recipe is next level epic. It has bitter cacao powder, sweet banana and tart berries. WINNING COMBO RIGHT THERE, AM I RIGHT? I never used to like the combination of chocolate… Continue reading Black Forest Cold Oats

There are people in the world who hate tofu and there are people who don’t. Since eating plant based, I’ve been eating it more than I ever have and I honestly love it. But, it has only recently become something that I crave and genuinely enjoy eating because I have found the perfect way to… Continue reading Tofu, tofu and more tofu